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Clay Cook's 'Uncaged' Interview with Roughstock

The annals of country music history is littered
with stories of bands who have come into public consciousness,
delivered a hit or two and left just as quickly as they arrived. Then,
there are others, timeless bands, real bands, that have stood the test
of time. Bands like Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama and Diamond Rio.
What do these bands have that virtually every other band hasn't? The
ability to play everything on their own records. It's a proud legacy in
which Zac Brown Band has not only championed but thrived with as each of
their first 10 singles (from The Foundation and You Get What You Give) have hit either #1 or #2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.

When "Chicken Fried" was released in 2008, Zac Brown Band was still
five members (Zac Brown, Jimmy Di Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy
Bowles and Chris Fryar). In 2009 they added multi-instrumentalist Clay
Cook and just this spring announced percussionist Daniel de los Reyes to
make the band seven members strong with each member bringing the band a
diversity not heard anywhere else in country music radio. It is this
diversity which is showcased in the band's 2012 release Uncaged
a record which runs the gamut from progressive country rockers to
reggae, to outright R&B/soul to the bluegrass-leaning lead single
"The Wind."

It is with this in mind that we recently sat down to talk with Clay Cook about Uncaged, new member Daniel, the band's diversity, growth and much, much more.

To see the full article and Roughstock's interview with Clay, visit here.